De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2

Making something from the 1950s, that was still flying when I was born, Sea Vixen XS577 No.899 NAS HMS Eagle, March 1975. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/48 De Havilland Sea Vixen. A plane I've been in love with for years. Finally getting to build it. Definitely the last of the old style Airfix kits, and you can see in some places why this hasn't been re released, sink marks and thick attachment points, but I hope they do one day, as everyone should have one. Built up and painted up the cockpit today, I'll make some home made seatbelts tomorrow to spruce it up a bit. So far, enjoying it immensely. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, today I've added seatbelts to the pilots seat, added extra detail to and painted up the inside of the airbrake, and made a start on the undercarriage. Fun day. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/48 Airfix Sea Vixen WIP. So, today I've added seatbelts to the pilots seat, added extra details to and painted up the inside of the airbrake, and made a start on the undercarriage. Fun day. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today was Sea Vixen wednesday. Got a few more bits done, added weight to the front, airbrake is in, cockpit is in, air intake trunking fitted, wheel bays in and painted. Dry fitted the booms, it's going to be big, even with the wings folded. 

 

 

 

Starting to look like a Sea Vixen  

 

 

 

Another day with the Sea Vixen. Finally closed the body up, and built the tail plane booms. It'll get much more interesting from now on. Still have lots more sanding, bit of puttying, re scribing panel lines, then I'll paint up the main fuselage and add the tail booms., build the undercarriage, add the wheels, then add the wing fold.